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April 7, 2016
Decisive actions will be taken against politicians that are involved in corruption said Karen State Chief Minister Nan Khin Htwe Myint to civil...
April 5, 2016
In an effort to unify both the signatories and non-signatories of the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement the leaders of the ethnic armed groups met last...
April 5, 2016
Female Karen leaders are calling on the newly appointed Karen State Chief Minister Nan Khin Htwe Myint to introduce new measures to encourage more...
April 4, 2016
Plans to build a 5,000 ton cement factory in Mi Kayin village in the Karen State’s Hpa-an Township has been halted after concern from locals. The...
Mi Kayin villagers hold a prayer service at the base of Mi Kayin Mountain on March 29 2016 (Photo-KESAN)
April 4, 2016
Villagers in Karen state gathered on March 29th at the base of Mi Kayin Mountain for a public prayer service after a proposal to develop a limestone...
New Karen State Chief Minister Nan Khin Htwe Myint (Second from right)
April 1, 2016
All 23 Karen State Hluttaw (parliament) members of parliament (MPs) unanimously approved the appointment of Nan Kin Htwe Myint, as Karen State Chief...
March 30, 2016
Ethnic and community based health organizations issued a call for Burma’s new government to recognize community based health services that are being...
Hpasithan Journal Chief Editor U Zaw Ye Htet
March 29, 2016
U Zaw Ye Htet, the Hpasithan Journal Chief Editor, was released on bail on 21 March following 14 days in prison charged with defaming the police...
March 22, 2016
Residents of the Pein Hne Taw village group in Mon State said they oppose plans for mineral testing and a cement factory in the foothills of the...
General Saw Ler Pwe
March 16, 2016
The Democratic Karen Benevolent Army (DKBA) leader Major General Saw Ler Pwe, also known as Na Kham Mwe, died aged 55 from cancer on 13 March said...
March 4, 2016
Over two-thirds of the Karen State Hluttaw (parliament) civilian members of parliament (MPs) have not been paid for working last month Nan Khin Htwe...
Yangon Region KLCC Meeting
March 2, 2016
Karen Literature and Culture Committees (KLCC) officials in Yangon region townships said that they are facing difficulties teaching Karen literature...